Hello.
I inherited two ten year old Horsfield (Russian) tortoises in June. They are gorgeous!
But one of them has a walking impairment and I want to know if the plastron should be filed.
They have previously not had the correct living conditions and we are now following all the correct advice.
They have pyramidalis. One of them walks on his knees rather than toes. The vet said it is probably a birth defect or due to the previous conditions not being right for calcium absorption.
I have since noticed the tortoise with a walking impairment has a longer w-shaped plastron. Should it be filed by a vet? The vet I previously took him to didn’t spot this as a potential cause.
I inherited two ten year old Horsfield (Russian) tortoises in June. They are gorgeous!
But one of them has a walking impairment and I want to know if the plastron should be filed.
They have previously not had the correct living conditions and we are now following all the correct advice.
They have pyramidalis. One of them walks on his knees rather than toes. The vet said it is probably a birth defect or due to the previous conditions not being right for calcium absorption.
I have since noticed the tortoise with a walking impairment has a longer w-shaped plastron. Should it be filed by a vet? The vet I previously took him to didn’t spot this as a potential cause.